Former Eisenhower coach pleads not guilty to sex crimes

FONTANA - A former Eisenhower High School athletic coach suspected of having sex with two former students pleaded not guilty at his arraignment Friday morning.

Floyd Eddings Jr. appeared before the Fontana court Judge Art Harrison where he heard the charges he's accused of committing.

During the video arraignment, Eddings was granted council provided through the Public Defender's Office.

Eddings, a former NFL wide receiver for the New York Giants, is accused of having sex with two members of the Eisenhower girls basketball team when he was a coach between 1999 to 2004.

Both alleged victims were under 16 at the time, according to police.

He is also charged with forcible sexual penetration with foreign objects on a minor.

He was taken into custody at his Rialto home on Thursday morning as he was leaving for his job as a security officer for the Corona-Norco Unified School District.

A third victim may have come forward, but investigators declined to comment citing the ongoing investigation.

Eddings was a walk-on coach starting in 1995, said Rialto Unified spokeswoman Syeda Jafri. He coached girls basketball, track and field and, at one time, was the head freshman football coach.

Rialto school district officials accepted his resignation in 2004 but would not comment as to why Eddings abruptly left.

He was hired in 2004 as a campus security guard for the Corona-Norco Unified School District.

School officials at Corona-Norco said Eddings was placed on administrative leave without pay following his arrest Thursday.

Tom Pike, assistant superintendent at Corona-Norco, said he couldn't comment on whether any allegations have ever surfaced against Eddings in his district, but did say their first concern is the protection and safety of every student in the district.

His bail remained at $400,000 and he was in custody at West Valley Detention Center in Rancho Cucamonga.

Rialto police said they are concerned there may be other victims and ask anyone who may have information to contact Detective Carla McCullough at 909-820-2521.